This is what I'm up to the next four days - and I'm developing a super-sweet playoof beard to rock for it. REPRESENTATION!
Per http://inside.nikerunning.com
Whether you are a native New Yorker or someone coming into town specifically for the race, make sure to check out the following scheduled training runs and activities. Being a part of the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE is more than just the race.
If you’re looking for a place to go for a run throughout the week, NIKE offers a number of different training runs in New York City and Brooklyn. All of the training runs are FREE and provide bag check. Here is the weekly schedule:
Monday @ 6:30pm: NY Running Co.
Tuesday @ 6:30pm: NIKETOWN
Wednesday @ 6:30pm: Paragon Sports
Thursday @ 6:30pm: NIKETOWN
Saturday @ 9:00am: NIKETOWN
Saturday @ 9:00am: Starbucks (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
(NY Running Co. is on the second floor of The Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle. NIKETOWN is at 6 E 57th St btw Madison & 5th Aves. Paragon Sports is at 867 Broadway on the corner of 18th St. near Union Square. Starbucks in Park Slope Brooklyn is at 164 7th Ave between Garfield and 1st St.)
On Thursday, July 24th there will be a special Speaker Series for the NYC Half-Marathon. Specific topics will include course management, pre-race nutrition, race-day strategy, and how to handle certain weather conditions.
Speaker Series Topic: Half-Marathon Racing - NYC
Guest Speaker: Edie Perkins - former Brooklyn Half-Marathon winner and 1st NYRR member to cross the line in the NYC Marathon in ’05 & ’06.
Where: Atrium, adjacent to NIKETOWN
When: Thursday, July 24, following RUN NYC training run
Additionally, a special note to all RUN NYC members. There will be a post-race members-only tent in Battery Park, with special treats to celebrate your crossing the finish line. Access bracelets will be distributed after the Speaker Series event on Thursday, July 24.
Finally, starting Thursday, July 24 through Saturday, July 26, visit the NYC Half-Marathon Runner’s Experience held in the Atrium adjacent to NIKETOWN. Throughout the race expo, you’ll have the world of running at your fingertips. There will be course-specific pace bracelets to help you achieve your race-day goal, race shirt customization – ensuring that you will stand out in the crowd, gait analysis by NIKE Running experts, Nike+ education and trials and NYC Half-Marathon t-shirts, jackets, and caps.
Half-Marathon Race Information:
All entrants are required to pick up their numbers, scoring chips, and participant shirts (sizes subject to availability) in advance of the race at the Runner’s Experience. Materials can be picked up at the following times:
Thursday, July 24 - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday, July 25 - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Again: Absolutely no race numbers or ChampionChips will be available on race morning.
On Sunday, July 27th the race begins at 7:00am in Central Park. All runners must be lined up in their appropriate pace corrals by 6:35am. Please note that there is a three-hour time limit to complete the course. For more information about race-day specifics and to view the course map, please www.nyrr.org.
This coming week features numerous ways to expand your connection with the running world. Make sure to take advantage of all of the great activities and events NIKE is offering. There is no better way to prepare for the NYC Half-Marathon Presented by NIKE.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
NIKE+ Calibration
It’s been a while since I started the Nike Plus discussion, but now that I’m back on the horse, it’s time to talk calibration. As discussed previously, whether you’re using a SportBand or a Nano and receiver, calibrating the system is crucial to getting accurate readings.
Essentially what you’re doing is resetting the equation to your particular cadence, so when calibrating it’s crucial that you’re honest with your pace.
Both systems handle this differently, but it’s just a variation of the same theme. First you need to find a measured distance. I feel like the most accurate readings come from a mile. It’s long enough to average out the slight differences in each stride, but not so long that these minute variations are going to cause your actual mileage to deviate. If you can find a track this is ideal. I like to stick to a middle/outside lane to make up for the fact 4 laps is actually short of a mile, and because it will keep your stride more true on the curves. But living in the city that’s not always an option - unless you head down to the East 6th Street Track or up to Riverside Park. My solution is finding a straight Avenue and doing 20 blocks. It’s pretty dead on.
To calibrate using a Nano:
Here’s a great link with pictures of the process.
To calibrate using the SportBand.
That’s it, but anything else you’d need to know you can find here.
It’s all pretty easy but there are some things to note.
If you run 8 minute miles during training but you calibrate it doing 6:40 miles you’re not going to have accurate readings. And it’s the same the other way. So if you calibrate at training pace it’s not going to be accurate during a race.
Other things that effect the calibration are the shoes you’re using. The slight variations in where the senor sits in different models creates deviations that can change the calibration. This is even more so when you’re using a shoe pouch or for non-Nike+ ready shoes. The chip is designed to be in a certain location on the foot, so when you change that by placing it on top of the shoe, or in a pouch where it’s able to move around, those slight variations will lead to less accurate readings.
I hope that’s helpful to anyone looking to dial in their measurements.
Essentially what you’re doing is resetting the equation to your particular cadence, so when calibrating it’s crucial that you’re honest with your pace.
Both systems handle this differently, but it’s just a variation of the same theme. First you need to find a measured distance. I feel like the most accurate readings come from a mile. It’s long enough to average out the slight differences in each stride, but not so long that these minute variations are going to cause your actual mileage to deviate. If you can find a track this is ideal. I like to stick to a middle/outside lane to make up for the fact 4 laps is actually short of a mile, and because it will keep your stride more true on the curves. But living in the city that’s not always an option - unless you head down to the East 6th Street Track or up to Riverside Park. My solution is finding a straight Avenue and doing 20 blocks. It’s pretty dead on.
To calibrate using a Nano:
- From the Nike+ menu select “Settings”
- Then “Calibrate”
- Then “Sensor”
- It will then give you some directions. Press OK.
- Then it will ask walk or run. Choose “Run”
- It will ask you to chose a distance. Like I said above I recommend 1 mile, so go to custom and move it to a mile.
- Run the mile. Press OK, and that’s it. You’re calibrated.
Here’s a great link with pictures of the process.
To calibrate using the SportBand.
- Run a mile using the band.
- Bring it home and plug it in.
- When the SportBand utility pops up hit the “I” icon in the lower right hand corner
- Click on the Calibration tab
- Increase or decrease the mileage of your last run to match the actual distance and save it.
That’s it, but anything else you’d need to know you can find here.
It’s all pretty easy but there are some things to note.
If you run 8 minute miles during training but you calibrate it doing 6:40 miles you’re not going to have accurate readings. And it’s the same the other way. So if you calibrate at training pace it’s not going to be accurate during a race.
Other things that effect the calibration are the shoes you’re using. The slight variations in where the senor sits in different models creates deviations that can change the calibration. This is even more so when you’re using a shoe pouch or for non-Nike+ ready shoes. The chip is designed to be in a certain location on the foot, so when you change that by placing it on top of the shoe, or in a pouch where it’s able to move around, those slight variations will lead to less accurate readings.
I hope that’s helpful to anyone looking to dial in their measurements.
I need to not not blog less often
It’s ironic that the times that we need a run the most are often the opportunities we have the least time for it. The more stressed, and beat up, and frumpy we’re feeling the greater the tendency to push off the daily run for the next morning, which turns into that night, which becomes the next day, which turns into half past never. Which is where I find myself now…
Oh, BTW, my name is Paul. I blog here occasionally.
It’s been a while, but with the NYC Half Marathon next weekend, the Human Race a little over a month away, RUN NYC Run Club getting record numbers, the Runners’ Station’s new location driving more traffic than ever, the Hampton’s Marathon training runs going out of Gubbins Running Ahead every Sunday morning, among other things we have cooking, the Nike running world has been hectic as of late. And as work’s gotten crazy, I’ve been having trouble fitting in two consecutive fast steps let alone any decent mileage. With the miles has gone my health, my mood, and obviously my blogging.
So sitting in my office at midnight last night I decided to drop everything and just put in some miles. I went out way to fast. Ran way longer than I wanted to. And it was great. I woke up this morning and it was the first time in a month that I didn’t fear I was going to be dead by sundown.
Moral of the story? Running is good. Blogging about running is good. Being in the office to midnight on a Thursday is bad. Bad isn’t good.
Oh, BTW, my name is Paul. I blog here occasionally.
It’s been a while, but with the NYC Half Marathon next weekend, the Human Race a little over a month away, RUN NYC Run Club getting record numbers, the Runners’ Station’s new location driving more traffic than ever, the Hampton’s Marathon training runs going out of Gubbins Running Ahead every Sunday morning, among other things we have cooking, the Nike running world has been hectic as of late. And as work’s gotten crazy, I’ve been having trouble fitting in two consecutive fast steps let alone any decent mileage. With the miles has gone my health, my mood, and obviously my blogging.
So sitting in my office at midnight last night I decided to drop everything and just put in some miles. I went out way to fast. Ran way longer than I wanted to. And it was great. I woke up this morning and it was the first time in a month that I didn’t fear I was going to be dead by sundown.
Moral of the story? Running is good. Blogging about running is good. Being in the office to midnight on a Thursday is bad. Bad isn’t good.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Best Race EVAR
Quick sidetrack on the Nike+ stuff but did anyone see the men's 800 final at the US Olympic Trials a few nights ago? Amazing. You'll probably have to watch more than once but at 400 meters the 1/2/3 are basically at next to last/last/3rd from last. This race got be so pumped that I've never wanted to go for a run as much as I did last night. Race starts at about 3:40.
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